Two DeKalb apartment developments came one step closer to construction when the DeKalb City Council approved permits and rezoning Monday night.

The council approved special use permits for a 24-apartment complex at the Stadium Club property, 1311 W. Lincoln Highway, and for a 12-apartment complex at 801 Lucinda Ave.

Stadium Club will be demolished as early as August to make room for a two-story building similar to its adjacent property, Stadium View II, 1315 W. Lincoln Highway, owner Brad Rubeck said.

Sixth Ward Alderman Dave Baker said razing Stadium Club will eliminate a community eyesore.

“If you go by now, it looks terrible,” Baker said. “I’m extremely ecstatic that this is finally before us. It’s very welcome on the west end.”

The second permit and rezoning was granted to Paul Sauser for the Lucinda site that now has a former city well and apartments.

Sauser plans to demolish the well house and part of an existing apartment building to the north and create a new complex with one four-bedroom, one three-bedroom, eight two-bedroom and two one-bedroom units.

The council also approved the request for Mardi Gras Lanes, 1730 Sycamore Road, to build a separate bar area and increase its alcohol sales.

The Class J liquor license, strictly for bowling alleys, did not allow a separate bar area and limited sales from alcohol to 25 percent of total sales.

The amended ordinance allows for an enclosed bar and 35 percent of sales to come from alcohol.

Fourth Ward Alderman Mike Knowlton questioned whether the amendment would create a loophole for business owners to create a bar without a Class A license.

Knowlton said he knows this is not the intention of owner Ed Tadevich, but this had to be considered by the council. He later abstained from the vote, stating his wife owns an establishment that would compete for business.

Tadevich said Mardi Gras Lanes operates as a bowling alley, not a bar. The bar would give bowlers the opportunity to relax after a game, he said.

Should the city move to ban smoking in the bowling alley in the future, the bar area could be enclosed to allow smoking within the bar, Tadevich said.

Tadevich’s property also has requested up to $40,000 in tax increment financing from the city for facade improvements.